Registered Nurse-RN - Acute Psych III - FT - Day & Night Shifts Available

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health Full-Time Day Shift position at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center seeks a highly skilled professional to provide exceptional care to diverse patient populations. St. Mary’s is a 229-bed, acute care hospital in Enid, OK, serving northwest Oklahoma for over 100 years.

Responsibilities

• Ensures patient dignity and respects patient values.
• Provides for patient safety, privacy and confidentiality.
• Able to assess and reassess the needs of the patient.
• Completes nursing assessment within 24 hours of admission.
• Able to communicate needs of the patients.
• Conducts therapies in accordance with patient’s diagnosis and needs.
• Provides efficient discharge planning throughout process.
• Completes proper documentation of progress notes and assessment according to program procedures.
• Completes individualized treatment plans for each patient.
• Acts as the primary nursing care coordinator for assigned patients.
• Plans, implements and coordinates nursing care activities for assigned patients.
• Performs treatment intervention following physician orders such as medication administration and medical treatment orders.
• Interprets the nursing and treatment needs of the patient to non-professional staff members assigned to the patient.
• Participates in individual, group, family psychotherapy, and educational seminars as appropriate.
• Enacts the counseling role of the nurse.
• Documents continuous assessment, interventions and evaluations relative to patient progress.
• Serves as a liaison between patients, families and other healthcare providers.
• Coordinates treatment with other health and social agencies.
• Actively involved in measuring patient performance and communicating results and trends to supervisor.
• Identifies areas needing improvement and utilizes the facility performance improvement process.
• Actively participates in department processes as required.
• Evaluates the appropriateness and quality of nursing care in a contiguous fashion.
• Makes sure the facility is safe and reports deficiencies to supervisor.
• Coordinates the function of the therapeutic environment.
• Completes all required staff competencies per program regulations.
• Attends in-services, seminars, etc. to promote learning.
• Affirms the clinical performance of nursing staff under their direction in collaboration with the head nurse.
• Orients new employees.
• Provides consultation services to nursing staff on other units related to mental health and chemical dependency issues.
• Trained in CQI + and follows procedures of CQI+.
• Timely and accurate submission of CQI+ outcome data on a weekly basis including responsiveness to weekly feedback.
• Uses hygienic practices and teaches patient hygienic practices.
• Performs other duties as required and assigned.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure from the State of Oklahoma required.
• ADN required, BSN preferred.
• Current BLS require, unless ACLS is obtained and maintained semi-annually.
• Secure training required within 60 days of hiring, renew annually thereafter.
• 1-3 Experience as a Mental Health RN preferred.
• Must successfully complete the pre-employment assessment.
• Basic computer skills required.

About Us

St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center is a 229-bed, acute care hospital located in Enid, OK. St. Mary’s has been serving the healthcare needs of northwest Oklahoma for over 100 years. We host more than 125 highly skilled physicians offering specialties in Cardiology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Emergency Medicine, Rehabilitation, Laboratory, Women’s Imaging, Wound Care, and more.

Benefits

• Tuition Assistance
• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Plans & 401k with company match
• Discounts with local St. Mary’s providers
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

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